Dakota Translations

From their crude log cabin on the shores of Lake Calhoun, the brothers began to translate the Bible into the Dakota language, a task that took them, and the other missionaries to the Dakota, forty years to complete. There are more than two dozen of their translations in existence, most of which are available online. See table below.

Year

Dakota Title

English Title

Publishing Information

1839

Wotanin Wate Markus Owa Kin

The Gospel According to Mark in the Dakota Language

Willamson, Thomas Smith, and Joseph Renville. Cincinnati, Ohio: Kendall and Henry, printers for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1839.